A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says, “I Was Forced to Deliberately Crash My Truck Because It Kept Accelerating Even Though I Was Pressing The Brake Pedal. He Adds, “Thankfully, The Truck Held Up Well, Only Minor Scrapes”

Joe Sawyer, a Cybertruck owner from Phoenix, Arizona, reports that he had to intentionally crash his truck because it kept accelerating despite applying the brakes.

He says that even with his foot firmly on the brake pedal, the truck continued to accelerate—going from 5 to 12 miles per hour.

Because he was driving off-road on a 26-degree slope, he decided to crash the Cybertruck as a last resort to stop it from going over the hill.

This is definitely concerning, and the frightened Cybertruck owner shared his story on the Cybertruck Owners Only group on Facebook.

He writes…

“Had an issue stopping my Cybertruck at low speed the other day and had to choose between crashing it or risking going tumbling down a mountain to probable death.

Sucks to see, but it held up well and only had a few minor scrapes and bruises.

Still going over every choice made and trying to understand why it would not stop and was gaining speed from 5 mph to more than 12 mph while on the brakes.

ABS was probably hurting more than helping on this 26° downhill angle.

Hoping to be able to talk to someone at Tesla, as I already have the crash recorder data.”

Below his post, Joe included a picture of his Cybertruck after the accident. As you can see, the Cybertruck is upside down on an off-road trail in a mountainous area.

Even though the damage was minimal and Joe was not hurt, it is still frustrating to have to crash a vehicle simply to stop it.

However, looking at the comments, fellow Cybertruck owners did not take too kindly to Joe’s incident. Many of them attacked him, saying it was a fake story and that the picture was AI-generated.

A fellow Cybertruck owner, Troy Rader, writes…

“Without more evidence, this feels like a fake post.

The Facebook post you shared, including the caption and the attached photo, is almost certainly fake—a hoax combining an AI-generated (or heavily manipulated) image with a fabricated story.”

Another Cybertruck owner, Dino Costa, writes…

“It doesn’t even look like a real road, more like a hiking trail. You can do better than that.

The force and inertia required to flip a car, let alone a gigantic car like a Cybertruck, would never place it upside down directly in the center of the road, which doesn’t even look like it can handle a Cybertruck.”

A fourth Cybertruck owner, Peter Brown, writes…

“Just redo the AI photo so the vehicle is right side up, and you should be fine.”

Looking at the comments, a lot of Cybertruck owners seem to doubt the authenticity of the photo. However, Joe provides additional evidence that the incident did occur.

In addition to the first picture he shared, Joe also shared a second picture showing the Cybertruck after it was righted, with the glass roof and a damaged windshield visible.

Joe also notes that a large crew came to lift his flipped Cybertruck, and people were taking videos at the time.

Joe believes these videos will get spread online soon enough.

Joe writes…

“There will be a recovery video with a big off-road recovery team on YouTube. Murphy's Diesel brought stuff to get the Cybertruck off the mountain.”

Joe also mentions that this is a private road, but Cybertruck owners who have doubts can come and attempt to recreate the situation to verify.

He writes…

“You don’t have to take my word for it, but if you’d like to bring your Cybertruck and try to duplicate the situation, this is a private road you’re more than welcome to use.”

Many Cybertruck owners seem doubtful about the authenticity of these events. However, after closely reviewing the multiple pictures Joe shared and the details provided, the story appears credible, aside from blind loyalty to Tesla.

In this regard, Cybertruck owner Stephen Kneubuehl mentions he has been attempting to alert others about the brake problem when descending downhill.

Stephen writes…

“I have experienced a lack of braking control on several off-road excursions, where ABS seems to completely override everything, making it impossible to slow or stop.

I've raised this with the Tesla Cybertruck lead engineer, Wes Morrill, several times.

I will forward your example to him.”

Overall, while there are several skeptics, it appears that some Cybertruck owners are having trouble applying the brakes correctly downhill, particularly in off-road conditions. However, please let me know what you think in the comments.

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Image: Screenshot from Cybertruck Owners Only group on Facebook

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Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and the evolution of the EV space daily for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.